Sri Lanka—very differently given their diversity in terms of size, income, and structure of trade and protection. Using … equilibrium global model, this study examines the effects of SAFTA on trade and net income in the region. The magnitude of the …. Exempting sensitive products from the agreement limits gains from trade for the lower-middle-income members of SAFTA but may be …

-oriented alternatives...which demonstrate that more can be accomplished in the Doha Round if these two development-oriented and pro-trade …

"In recent years, trade in Africa has assumed greater importance as a means of alleviating poverty, especially since … has grown (Easterly 2006). Trade and aid have often been viewed as interchangeable, but “aid for trade” has recently … gained prominence, with the result that the two factors are more often treated as complementary. Proponents of “aid for trade …

"What is at stake in the standoff between the United States and Europe over agriculture in the Doha Round of trade … talks at the World Trade Organization (WTO)? What impact would an agreement based on greater or lesser levels of ambition …

would go all the way up to currently bound tariff rates, world trade would decrease by 7.7 percent. In a more modest … scenario where countries would raise tariffs to maximum rates applied during the past 13 years, world trade would decrease by 3 … billion under the more modest scenario. While such an increase in duties would particularly impact agricultural exports (–6 …

reciprocal free trade agreements with them through Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). As a result, the EPA talks were … interests of developing countries. This policy shift from preferential trade to free trade would imply drastic changes for … Growth Opportunity Act) while applying a high domestic protection on all sources of imports. As a result, this type of reform …

they would have even greater effects on trade, creating significant trade distortion that diverts exports from their … evaluate the trade diversion, price, and welfare effects of requiring all shipments to bear a list of specific GM events (the …